The deal will keep the former England international at the Keepmoat Stadium until the end of the year.
Rovers executives are thought to be hoping to fix the move by the end of the week.
The club has moved off the bottom of the Championship table since the appointment of Dean Saunders as manager last month.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 38 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 34 |
| 3 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | Stockport CountyStockport | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 30 |
| 5 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 29 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Reading | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 27 |
| 8 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 24 |
| 11 | Exeter CityExeter | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 23 |
| 12 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 21 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 21 |
| 15 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 | Stevenage | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 18 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 18 |
| 19 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 17 |
| 20 | Crawley TownCrawley | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 16 |
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 15 |
| 22 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 13 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 11 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 8 |
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